Antelope Union High School - Desert Sands Yearbook (Wellton, AZ)

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ABOVE: Cippy looks on in astonishment. LEFT: Coach Sipe smiles sweetly for the photographer. BELOW: Be careful Mr. White and catch that egg. BOTTOM: The Sophomore Tug-of-War team is just about to pull the Freshmen across the line.

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Western Days The Wild,Wild West Western Days the Sophomore's biggest money making event of the year was a great success. There was a great deal of profit and lots of fun for all. Classes were let out on Thursday and Friday 5th and 6th period for the contests to be held. Among the great fun and many contests there were: Tug-of-war, Soda Guzzling, Pie Eating, Sack Racing and a good old-fashion Arm Wrestl- ing contest. Points were awarded as follows: First place 4 points, se- cond place 3 points, third place 2 points, and fourth place 1 point. Taking first place was the Sophomore class of 78 with a high of 50 points. Coming up in a close 2nd were the Juniors with 44 points. With lots of laughs and 40 points the Seniors came in 3rd place with the Freshmen following in 4th, with 32 points. The Sophomores also had a Chuck Wagon all week to help celebrate with soda's, burritos, corndogs and a lot of other good stuff to eat. RIGHT: Judge Kay Killman makes sure everyone crosses the finish line. BELOW: The Sophomores and Freshmen compete in the Volkswagon Race. BOTTOM: Here the classes compete in the Soda Guzzling contest.

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Band Festival AUHS This Year's Host This year the 21st B-West Band Festival was held at Antelope High School, on April 3rd 1976. There were 3 other schools attending, they were; Salome, Bagdad, Wickenburg and Antelope. The band directors were as follows; Antelope: Mr. Kenneth Wilson, Bagdad: Mr. Daryle Hunt, Salome: Mr. Franz Glover, and Wickenburg: Mr. Samuel Am- brose. During the morning the Judges evaluated the schools on a scale of: Superior, Excellent, Good and Fair. The students were judged on tone, technique, interpretation, general effect and selec- tion. Then there was a lunch break and after that rehearsals started for the evening program. In the evening program the schools combined into one big band and played the following numbers: The Star Spangled Banner, Composer Key, The Regal Procession, Composer Williams, Allegro, Adagio, and Allelulia, Composer Akers, Stratford Overture, Composer O'Reilly, Epeisodions, Composer Leckrone, Russian Choral and Overture, Composer Isaac. There were 3 guest conductors. Mr. Lester Felton, from Orangedale Elementary School, Dr. Robert Fleming, Assistant Director of Bands, from Arizona State University, and Mr. Paul Walker, Division Director from Pima Community College. This years Band Festival was a big success and we'll be looking forward to next years festival, that will probably be held at either Salome or Bagdad. RIGHT: Director of the Antelope Band, Mr. Ken Wilson, in a very serious moment. BOTTOM RIGHT: Scott Nerison is caught helping out by carrying chairs. BELOW: Debbie Robinson puckers up to play her flute. Behind her Glenda Porritt peeks through the crack of the door.